When the Narendra Modi government revealed a new policy for the repowering of wind power projects, wind turbine supplier Suzlon is among the first firms that started to pop the champagne. Repowering means that ageing wind turbines will be replaced with more powerful, more advanced, and modern units to hike up generation figures at refurbished wind sites. Most of India's wind turbines installed until 2000 have sub-500kW capacities and are located at sites with impressive wind energy potential. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) estimates that over 3000MW capacity installation are from turbines of around 500kW or below. Suzlon is the custodian of-30% wind assets of the 3000MW repowering potential identified by MNRE. "We have the existing infrastructure and the latest technology to repower the older fleet. Repowering enables utilizing the same land parcel to generate double the energy by deploying next generation wind turbines which give higher Plant Load Factor (PLF)" explains Tulsi Tanti, chairman and managing director, Suzlon Group.
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